Internship - Ui/ux Design - Product - Bangalore

**THE COMPANY** MPOWER's borderless loans enable students from around the world to realize their full academic & career potential by attending top universities in the U.S and Canada. As a mission oriented FinTech / EdTech company, we move extremely fast and leverage the latest technologies, global best practices, and heavy analytics to tackle one of the biggest challenges in financial inclusion. We're backed by over $150 million in equity capital from top global investors, which enables our fast-growth and provides our company with financial stability and a clear path to an IPO over the coming years. Our global team is composed of ex-management consultants, financial services and technology professionals, and other experts in their respective fields. We work hard, have fun, and believe greatly in our cause. For us, MPOWER's mission of making this mission is personal. As a member of our team, you'll be challenged to think quickly, act autonomously, and constantly grow, creatively in an environment where fast change and exponential growth is the norm. Ideation and implementation happens very quickly. We value feedback and emphasize personal and professional development by providing the resources you need to further your skills and grow with the company. MPOWER is committed to cultivating your strengths and curiosity and helping you make an immediate impact. MPOWER has been named one of the best fintechs to work for by American Banker for the past 5 years in a row. We are honored to be nominated by multiple agencies and publications for our leadership in Tech, diversity and social impact. We pride ourselves on being a "growth company for grown-ups," where there are no pool tables but rather great health, education, and maternity/paternity benefits instead. Our team diversity has been recognized as well; we're one of the most diverse workforces in the world in terms of nationality, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, and educational background. **THE INTERNSHIP - UI/UX Intern (Bangalore, India)** As a UI/UX intern at MPOWER Financing, you will be responsible for assisting the design team in creating engaging, user-friendly interfaces for our products and services. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with designers, product managers, and developers to create innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers. Each intern will be responsible for leading an individual project which will be presented to the Executive team at the end of the internship and will receive mentorship from our leaders. We're looking for interns who can think creatively and analytically, embrace ambiguity and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and have a solution-focused mindset driven by making an impact. **THE ROLE** - Creating high fidelity visual design with smooth user experience - Conducting user research and usability testing to inform design decisions - Collaborating with developers to ensure designs are implemented accurately and efficiently - Contributing to the design system and maintain brand consistency across all products and services **THE QUALIFICATIONS** - Currently pursuing a master's degree in a Design, Art, or related field - Animation / Motion Graphics knowledge is a plus - Strong understanding of UI design principles and should have a portfolio that showcases your design work, and experience with design tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite. - Self-starter who can work independently as well as part of a team. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability present complex information clearly and concisely to different stakeholders A passion for financial inclusion and access to higher education is a must In addition, you should be comfortable working in a start-up environment, meaning a small agile team, fast-evolving roles and responsibilities, variable workload and tight deadlines, a high degree of autonomy, and 80-20 everything.